Supports for chutes on a slicing machine



7 Feb. 7, 1961 w, LUNDELL 2,970,623

SUPPORTS FOR CHUTES ON A SLICING MACHINE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed March 18'. 1959 INVENTOR.

NOLD M Lawns Feb. 7, 1961 A. w. LUNDELL 2,970,623

SUPPORTS FOR CHUTES ON A SLICING MACHINE Filed March 18, 1959 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 SUPPORTS FOR CHUTES ON A SLICING MACHINE Arnold W. Lundell, Byram, Conn., assignor to Globe Slicing Machine (10., Inc., Stamford, Conn., 21 corporation of New York Filed Mar. 18, 1959, Ser. No. 800,189

6 Claims. (Cl. 146-102) This invention relates to the chutes of a slicing machine in general and more especially to the supporting means or support for a chute which is disposed at an angle to the vertical but substantially vertical to the plane of the rotatable cutting knife of a slicing machine.

Among the objects of the present invention it is aimed to provide a support for the chute on a slicing machine which is disposed at an angle to the vertical but substantially vertical to the plane of a rotatable cutting knife which chute can be swung away from the knife in the interest of removing the knife for cleaning or in the interest of cleaning the cutting area, gauge plate and knife when removal of the knife is not desired and in general in the interest of the flexibility of a slicing machine not only for cleaning but also for repairing parts of the same.

These and other features, capability and advantages of the present invention will appear from the subjoined, detailed description of one specific embodiment thereof illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

i Fig. 1 is a perspective of a slicing machine equipped with the improved chute support in inoperative position.

Fig. 2 is a perspective of the same approaching operative position.

Fig. 3 is a fragmental side elevation showing the connection of the support in detail when the chute is in operative position.

Fig. 4 is a fragmental side elevation showing the connection of the support in detail when the chute is in inoperative position.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmental perspective of a part of the connection for the chute.

Fig. 6 is a section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 3 on an enlarged scale.

In the embodiment shown there is a slicing machine having a main frame 1, having a housing 2, containing a motor which housing 2 has an opening 3 in the rear through which extends a first arm 4 which is slidably mounted in the housing 2. The arm 4 has an upwardly extending boss 5 and a downwardly extending enlargement 6. To the enlargement 6 there is pivotally connected the arm 7 of the chute 8. The chute 8 in the present instance consists of two wings 9 and 10 disposed adjacent to one another to form a dihedral angle between them to receive the article to be sliced. The lower edges of the chute 8 in operative position, that shown in Fig. 3, are disposed substantially parallel to the plane of the cutting knife 11 but clear of the same. When the chute 8 is so disposed in operative position, it will partly obstruct the gauge plate 12 and cutting edge of the knife 11 or else a part of the cutting edge of the knife 11 and the portion 13 of the knife guard 114 and consequently it is of course practically impossible satisfactorily to clean the gauge plate 12, knife 11, and guard 114 when the chute 8 is in the operative position shown in Fig. 3. In order to facilitate access to the gauge plate 12, cutting edge of the knife 11 and guard 114, it has been customary to entirely remove the chute 2,970,623 Patented Feb. 7, 1961 ice 8 and its connecting arms 7 from the arm 4. This is, however, cumbersome and the average attendant in a grocery store, butcher shop, or delicatessan is not qualified to remove and again replace the chute 8 and arm 7. In view of the foregoing the present invention was devised to eliminate any loose screw parts which might be lost and to eliminate the injury of the chute 8 and arm 7 when detached from the frame 1.

According to the present invention, the arm 7 is more or less permanently connected to the arm 4 being pivotally connected thereto but provided with an anchoring means to wit, the locking bolt 113 which has a knurled head 14, a shank 15 which extends through the intermediate web 16 of the arm 7 and is then threaded into the boss 5. The shank 15 is provided with a snap ring 17 disposed on the inside of the web 16 with the collar 18 on the outside of the web 16 to anchor the locking bolt 113 to the arm 7 even though it is freed from the boss 5 as shown in Figs 1 and 4. Preferably as clearly illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4, the locking bolt 113 is provided with a flared portion between the shank 15 and the collar 18 to cooperate with the conical seat in the arm 7. With this arrangement there is also provideda convenient location for the set screw 19 to adjust the position of the arm and therewith of the chute 8 relative to the plane of the cutting knife 11. The set screw 19 is threaded into the upper portion of the boss 5 as shown in Fig. 5 and set according to the adjustment determined. When the chute 8 is to be positioned in operative position, the set screw 19 is first set to effect the predetermined adjustment of the gauge 8 relative to the plane of the cutting knife 11 and then the locking bolt 113 screw threadly connected to the boss 5 as shown in Fig. 3. The set screw 19 determines the position of the arm 7 relative to the boss 5.

The arm 7 U-shaped in cross section has in addition to the web 16 the lateral webs or flanges 20 and 21 which extend on the outside of the enlargement 6 as shown in Fig. 6. To connect the flanges 20 and 21 to the enlargement 6, a pin 22 is passed through the bronzed bushings 23 and 24 in the flanges 20 and 21 respectively and then through the enlargement 6 as shown in Fig. 6 and thereupon a set pin such as the set screw 25 screwed into place through the enlargement 6 into engagement with the pin 22 to lock it in position.

The lower end of the enlargement 6, see Figs. 3, 4,

i and 5 has a clearance 26 for the stop such as the nose 27 at the lower end of the web 16 of the arm 7 which clearance 26 extends to the stop or projection 28 on the enlargement 6 to receive the nose 27 of the arm 7, see Fig. 4 to determine the inoperative position of the arm 7 and chute 8, the arm 7 being swung into operative position after the locking bolt 113 has been released from the boss 5. The arm 4, see Fig. 3, in the present instance is connected to the bracket 29 slidably mounted in the housing 2 by two bolts 30 extending through the openings 31 and 32 in the enlargement 6.

The parts of the machine to which the present invention relates are disclosed in the copending applications, all executed on or about March 16, 1959, Serial Nos. 800,336, 800,188 and 800,272, respectively.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made to the details and construction without departing from the general scope of the invention as set forth in the accompanying claims.

I claim:

1. The combination of a slicing machine having a frame. a first arm slidably mounted in said frame and extending therefrom, a bracket on the free outer end of said first arm, a second arm, a pivotal connection pivotally connecting said second arm to said bracket, a chute mounted on the outer free end of said second a,onenessv arm, a rotary knife, rotatably mounted in said frame and disposed in a plane inclined to the vertical, said chute extending substantially vertically to the plane of the knife-'wtih, its lower end: just clear of said: knife in. operative position, a first stop on; the lower endof said secondarm, a secondjstop, on said bracket to oppose said first stopand define the position of said second arm when said chute is swung away from said knife to afford access to said knife, a locking bolt having a tapered portion, there being an openingv in said second arm to receive said locking bolt and having a conical seat to receivesaid tapered portion, said locking bolt cooperating with said bracket to anchor said second arm to said bracket,v said conical seat and tapered portion cooperating with one another effectively to lock said second arm tosaid bracket.

2; The combination assetforth in claim 1 in: which said second armis: U-shaped having two'side flanges and anrintermediate web, the-pivotal connection between said second arm and said bracket: consists of a pin extending through said flanges into and through said bracket adjacent to said second projection, and a lock bolt extends through saidintermediate webabove said pin.

3. The combination of a slicing machine having a frame, afirst arm slidably. mounted in said frame and extending therefrom, a, bracket on the free out-er end of said first arm, a second arm, a pivotal connection pivotally connecting, said second arm to said bracket, a chute mounted on the outer free end of said second arm, a rotary knife rotatably mounted in said frame and disposed in a plane inclined to the vertical, said chute extending substantially vertically; to the plane of theknife with its lower end just clear of said knife in operative position, a first stop on the lower end of said second arm, a second stop on said bracket to oppose said first stop and define disposition of said second arm when said chute is swung away from said knife to afford access to said knife said second arm is U-shaped having two side flanges and an intermediate web, a positioning pin is formed in said bracket engaging the inner face of said web to determine the operative position of said second arm and therewith of said chute when in operative position, there being an opening formed in said bracket below said pin and provided with internal screw threads, 'a lock bolt extending through said intermediate web with a head on the outer side for operating the same and a snap ring adjacent the inner face of the intermediate web to anchor said lock bolt against displacement, said' lock bolt cooperating :with said'screw threads to anchor said second arm'and therewith saidv chute in operative position, said pivotal connection consisting of a pin extending through said side flanges and through said bracket, and a set screw extending through said bracket adjacent said second projection into engagement with said latter pin to anchor the same in position, said second arm clearing said set screw whenin operative position to afford access to the same to enable freeing said latter pin and therewith entirely removing said second arm and therewith said chute, screws extending through said bracket into said first arm'the heads of which are covered bysaid intermediate web "when said second arm and chute is in operative position.

4. The combination of a slicingmachine having a frame, a first arm slidably mounted in said frame and extending therefrom, a bracket on-the free outer end of said first arm, ,a second arm, apivotal connection pivotally connecting said second arm to said bracket, a chute mounted on the outer free'end of said second arm, a rotary knife rotatably mounted in said frame and disposed in a plane inclined to the vertical, said chute extending substantially vertically to the plane of the knife with its lower end just clear of said knife in operative position, a first stop on the lower end of said second arm, a second stop on said bracket to oppose said first stop and define the position of said second arm when said chute is swung away from said knife to afford access to said knife said second arm is U-shaped having two side flanges and an intermediate web, said pivotal connection consisting of bronzed bushings in said side flanges, a pin extending through said bushings and said bracket, said bronzed bushings serving as bearings for said side flanges, and-'aset screw extending through said bracket at right angles to said pin into engagement with said pin to lock the same against displacement.

5. The combination of a slicing machine having a frame, a first arm slidably mounted in said frame and extending therefrom, a bracket on the free outer end'of said first arm, a second arm, a pivotal connection pivot ally connecting said second arm to said bracket, a chute mounted on the outer free end of said second: arm, a rotary knife rotatably mounted in said frame and disposed in a plane inclined to the vertical, said chute extending substantially vertically to the plane of the knife with its lower end just clear of said knife in op-' erative position, a first stop on the lower end of said second arm, a second stop on said bracket to oppose said first stop and define the position of said second arm when said chute is swung away from said knife to afford access to said knife, a positioning pin formed in said bracket engaging said second arm to determine the operative position of said second arm and therewith of said chute, a locking bolt extending through said second arm into cooperation with said bracket to anchor said second arm and therewith said chute to said bracket iii-operative position, said pivotal connection consisting of a pivotal pin extending through said second arm' and through said bracket, and a set pin extending through said bracket into engagement with said pivotal pin to anchor the same in position, said second arm clearing said set pin when in operative position to afford accessto the same to enable freeing said pivotal pin and'therewith entirely removing said second arm and said chute.

6. The combination of a slicing machine having 'a frame, a first arm slidably mounted in said frame and extending therefrom, a bracket on the freeouter end of' second arm, a second stop on said bracket to opposesaid first stop and define the position of said second armwhen said chute is'swung away from said knife to afford:

access to said knife, said second aim being U=shaped and having two side flanges and an intermediate web, said pivotal connection consisting of a pivotal pin extending through said flanges and said bracket, and a set pin extending through said bracket at right angles to said. pininto engagement with said pivotal pin to lockthe same against displacement.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,573,859 Meeker et a1 Nov. '6, 1951 

